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Reader: When in the kitchen, keep your head down…and wear a hairnet!

This week Lori Midson moved to another part of the kitchen for an interview with Jason Lebeau, who's been the pastry chef at Coohills since Tom Coohill decided to open his welcoming restaurant on the edge of LoDo. For those who want to follow in his floury footsteps, Lebeau has...
By Patricia CalhounJuly 19, 2013
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This week Lori Midson moved to another part of the kitchen for an interview with Jason Lebeau, who’s been the pastry chef at Coohills since Tom Coohill decided to open his welcoming restaurant on the edge of LoDo. For those who want to follow in his floury footsteps, Lebeau has some simple advice: “Keep your head down, shut your mouth and work…”

See also:
– Chef and Tell with Jason Lebeau
– Chef and Tell with Tom Coohill
– Coohills kicks off its summer music series tonight

Adds Russell Lott:

and … wear a hair net.

What other tips would you give pastry chefs? And where are your favorite places for dessert in Denver?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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